American League No Hitters by Baseball Almanac

American League No Hitters

Words alone cannot describe pitching's second highest "club" and still one of the most desirable goals — a no hitter. These elusive gems are masterpieces of a career on the mound and a mystical feat that must be witnessed to be fully appreciated.

Tossing a complete game with no hits are all that is required to join this elite group of American League pitchers. A group we here at Baseball Almanac truly appreciate and hold in the highest regard during a day and age when the home run is king.

"When I'm throwing good, I don't think there's a man in the world who can hit me." - Vida Blue

American League No Hitters In Chronological Order \| N.L. No Hitters
Name(s)	Date / Box Score	Pitcher's Team vs. Opponent
Nixey Callahan	09-20-1902	Chicago 3 vs Detroit 0
Cy Young	05-05-1904	Boston 3 vs Philadelphia 0
Jesse Tannehill	08-17-1904	Boston 6 at Chicago 0
Weldon Henley	07-22-1905	Philadelphia 6 at St. Louis 0
Frank Smith	09-06-1905	Chicago 15 at Detroit 0
Bill Dinneen	09-27-1905	Boston 2 vs Chicago 0
Cy Young	06-30-1908	Boston 8 at New York 0
Bob Rhoads	09-18-1908	Cleveland 2 vs Boston 1
Frank Smith	09-20-1908	Chicago 1 vs Philadelphia 0
Addie Joss	10-02-1908	Cleveland 1 vs Chicago 0
Addie Joss	04-20-1910	Cleveland 1 at Chicago 0
Chief Bender	05-12-1910	Philadelphia 4 vs Cleveland 0
Joe Wood	07-29-1911	Boston 5 vs St. Louis 0
Ed Walsh	08-27-1911	Chicago 5 vs Boston 0
George Mullin	07-04-1912	Detroit 7 vs St. Louis 0
Earl Hamilton	08-30-1912	St. Louis 5 at Detroit 1
Joe Benz	05-31-1914	Chicago 6 vs Cleveland 1
Rube Foster	06-21-1916	Boston 2 vs New York 0
Joe Bush	08-26-1916	Philadelphia 5 vs Cleveland 0
Dutch Leonard	08-30-1916	Boston 4 vs St. Louis 0
Eddie Cicotte	04-14-1917	Chicago 11 at St. Louis 0
George Mogridge	04-24-1917	New York 2 at Boston 1
Ernie Koob	05-05-1917	St. Louis 1 vs Chicago 0
Bob Groom	05-06-1917	St. Louis 3 vs Chicago 0
Babe Ruth (0.0 IP)	06-23-1917	Boston 4 vs Washington 0
Ernie Shore (9.0 IP)	06-23-1917	Boston 4 vs Washington 0
Dutch Leonard	06-03-1918	Boston 4 at Detroit 0
Ray Caldwell	09-10-1919	Cleveland 3 at New York 0
Walter Johnson	07-01-1920	Washington 1 at Boston 0
Charlie Robertson	04-30-1922	Chicago 2 at Detroit 0
Sam Jones	09-04-1923	New York 2 at Philadelphia 0
Howard Ehmke	09-07-1923	Boston 4 at Philadelphia 0
Ted Lyons	08-21-1926	Chicago 6 at Boston 0
Wes Ferrell	04-29-1931	Cleveland 9 vs St. Louis 0
Bobby Burke	08-08-1931	Washington 5 vs Boston 0
Vern Kennedy	08-31-1935	Chicago 5 vs Cleveland 0
Bill Dietrich	06-01-1937	Chicago 8 vs St. Louis 0
Monte Pearson	08-27-1938	New York 13 vs Cleveland 0
Bob Feller	04-16-1940	Cleveland 1 at Chicago 0
Dick Fowler	09-09-1945	Philadelphia 1 vs St. Louis 0
Bob Feller	04-30-1946	Cleveland 1 at New York 0
Don Black	07-10-1947	Cleveland 3 vs Philadelphia 0
Bill McCahan	09-03-1947	Philadelphia 3 vs Washington 0
Bob Lemon	06-30-1948	Cleveland 2 at Detroit 0
Bob Feller	07-01-1951	Cleveland 2 vs Detroit 1
Allie Reynolds	07-12-1951	New York 1 at Cleveland 0
Allie Reynolds	09-28-1951	New York 8 vs Boston 0
Virgil Trucks	05-15-1952	Detroit 1 vs Washington 0
Virgil Trucks	08-25-1952	Detroit 1 at New York 0
Bobo Holloman	05-06-1953	St. Louis 6 vs Philadelphia 0
Mel Parnell	07-14-1956	Boston 4 vs Chicago 0
Don Larsen	10-08-1956	New York 2 vs Brooklyn 0
Bob Keegan	08-20-1957	Chicago 6 vs Washington 0
Jim Bunning	07-20-1958	Detroit 3 at Boston 0
Hoyt Wilhelm	09-20-1958	Baltimore 1 vs New York 0
Bo Belinsky	05-05-1962	Los Angeles 2 vs Baltimore 0
Earl Wilson	06-26-1962	Boston 2 vs Los Angeles 0
Bill Monbouquette	08-01-1962	Boston 1 at Chicago 0
Jack Kralick	08-26-1962	Minnesota 1 vs Kansas City 0
Dave Morehead	09-16-1965	Boston 2 vs Cleveland 0
Sonny Siebert	06-10-1966	Cleveland 2 vs Washington 0
Steve Barber (8.2 IP)	04-30-1967	Baltimore 1 vs Detroit 2
Stu Miller (0.1 IP)	04-30-1967	Baltimore 1 vs Detroit 2
Dean Chance	08-25-1967	Minnesota 2 at Cleveland 1
Joe Horlen	09-10-1967	Chicago 6 vs Detroit 0
Tom Phoebus	04-27-1968	Baltimore 6 vs Boston 0
Catfish Hunter	05-08-1968	Oakland 4 vs Minnesota 0
Jim Palmer	08-13-1969	Baltimore 8 vs Oakland 0
Clyde Wright	07-03-1970	California 4 vs Oakland 0
Vida Blue	09-21-1970	Oakland 6 vs Minnesota 0
Steve Busby	04-27-1973	Kansas City 3 at Detroit 0
Nolan Ryan	05-15-1973	California 3 at Kansas City 0
Nolan Ryan	07-15-1973	California 6 at Detroit 0
Jim Bibby	07-30-1973	Texas 6 at Oakland 0
Steve Busby	06-19-1974	Kansas City 2 at Milwaukee 0
Dick Bosman	07-19-1974	Cleveland 4 vs Oakland 0
Nolan Ryan	09-28-1974	California 4 vs Minnesota 0
Nolan Ryan	06-01-1975	California 1 vs Baltimore 0
Vida Blue (5.0 IP)	09-28-1975	Oakland 5 vs California 0
Glenn Abbott (1.0 IP)
Paul Lindblad (1.0 IP)
Rollie Fingers (2.0 IP)
Blue Moon Odom (5.0 IP)	07-28-1976	Chicago 2 at Oakland 1
Francisco Barrios (4.0 IP)	07-28-1976	Chicago 2 at Oakland 1
Jim Colborn	05-14-1977	Kansas City 6 vs Texas 0
Dennis Eckersley	05-30-1977	Cleveland 1 vs California 0
Bert Blyleven	09-22-1977	Texas 6 at California 0
Len Barker	05-15-1981	Cleveland 3 vs Toronto 0
Dave Righetti	07-04-1983	New York 4 vs Boston 0
Mike Warren	09-29-1983	Oakland 3 vs Chicago 0
Jack Morris	04-07-1984	Detroit 4 at Chicago 0
Mike Witt	09-30-1984	California 1 at Texas 0
Joe Cowley	09-19-1986	Chicago 7 at California 1
Juan Nieves	04-15-1987	Milwaukee 7 at Baltimore 0
Mark Langston (7.0 IP)	04-11-1990	California 1 vs Seattle 0
Mike Witt (2.0 IP)	04-11-1990	California 1 vs Seattle 0
Randy Johnson	06-02-1990	Seattle 2 vs Detroit 0
Nolan Ryan	06-11-1990	Texas 5 at Oakland 0
Dave Stewart	06-29-1990	Oakland 5 at Toronto 0
Dave Stieb	09-02-1990	Toronto 3 at Cleveland 0
Nolan Ryan	05-01-1991	Texas 3 vs Toronto 0
Bob Milacki (6.0 IP)	07-13-1991	Baltimore 2 at Oakland 0
Mike Flanagan (1.0 IP)
Mark Williamson (1.0 IP)
Gregg Olson (1.0 IP)
Wilson Alvarez	08-11-1991	Chicago 7 at Baltimore 0
Bret Saberhagen	08-26-1991	Kansas City 7 vs Chicago 0
Chris Bosio	04-22-1993	Seattle 2 vs Boston 0
Jim Abbott	09-04-1993	New York 4 vs Cleveland 0
Scott Erickson	04-27-1994	Minnesota 6 vs Milwaukee 0
Kenny Rogers	07-28-1994	Texas 4 vs California 0
Dwight Gooden	05-14-1996	New York 2 vs Seattle 0
David Wells	05-17-1998	New York 4 vs Minnesota 0
David Cone	07-18-1999	New York 6 vs Montreal 0
Eric Milton	09-11-1999	Minnesota 7 vs Anaheim 0
Hideo Nomo	04-04-2001	Boston 3 at Baltimore 0
Derek Lowe	04-27-2002	Boston 10 vs Tampa Bay 0
Mark Buehrle	04-18-2007	Chicago 6 vs Texas 0
Justin Verlander	06-12-2007	Detroit 4 vs Milwaukee 0
Clay Buchholz	09-01-2007	Boston 10 vs Baltimore 0
Jon Lester	05-19-2008	Boston 7 vs Kansas City 0
Mark Buehrle	07-23-2009	Chicago 5 vs Tampa Bay 0
Dallas Braden	05-09-2010	Oakland 4 vs Tampa Bay 0
Matt Garza	07-26-2010	Tampa Bay 5 vs Detroit 0
Francisco Liriano	05-03-2011	Minnesota 1 at Chicago 0
Justin Verlander	05-07-2011	Detroit 9 at Toronto 0
Ervin Santana	07-27-2011	Los Angeles 3 at Cleveland 1
Name(s)	Date / Box Score	Pitcher's Team vs. Opponent
American League No Hitters \| Key: Italic = Perfect Game, Underline = Loss

American League No Hitters (Do Not Meet Criteria Set Forth by MLB) Broken Up In Extra Innings
Name	Date / Box Score	Pitcher's Team vs. Opponent	Innings
Earl Moore	05-09-1901	Cleveland 2 vs Chicago 4	10
Tom Hughes	08-30-1910	New York 0 vs Cleveland 5	10
Jim Scott	05-14-1914	Chicago 0 at Washington 1	10
Bobo Newsom	09-18-1934	St. Louis 1 vs Boston 2	10
Name	Date / Box Score	Pitcher's Team vs. Opponent	Innings
Near American League No Hittes \| Key: Italic = Perfect Game, Underline = Loss

American League No Hitters (Do Not Meet Criteria Set Forth by MLB) Less Than Nine Innings
Name	Date / Box Score	Pitcher's Team vs. Opponent	Innings
Rube Waddell	08-15-1905	Philadelphia 2 vs St. Louis 0	5
Ed Walsh	05-26-1907	Chicago 8 vs New York 1	5
Rube Vickers	10-05-1907	Philadelphia 4 vs Washington 0	5
Carl Cashion	08-20-1912	Washington 2 vs Cleveland 0	6
Walter Johnson	08-25-1924	Washington 2 vs St. Louis 0	7
John Whitehead	08-05-1940	St. Louis 4 vs Detroit 0	6
Dean Chance	08-06-1967	Minnesota 2 vs Boston 0	5
Andy Hawkins	07-01-1990	New York 0 at Chicago 4	8
Melido Perez	07-12-1990	Chicago 8 at New York 0	6
Matt Young	04-12-1992	Boston 1 at Cleveland 2	8
Devern Hansack	10-01-2006	Boston 9 at Baltimore 0	5
Jered Weaver	06-28-2008	LA Angels 0 versus LA Dodgers 1	8
Jose Arredando	06-28-2008	LA Angels 0 versus LA Dodgers 1	8
Name	Date / Box Score	Pitcher's Team vs. Opponent	Innings
Near American League No Hitters \| Key: Italic = Perfect Game, Underline = Loss

Eighteen years pass between Nolan Ryan's first and last no hitter making this the greatest span of time to occur between a pitcher's first and last no hitter.

On May 6, 1953, Bobo Holloman became the first pitcher during the twentieth century to throw a no hitter during his first Major League start.

Did you know that Bob Feller was the first pitcher from the twentieth century to hurl three no hit games?

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